Determine the empirical formula of your acid according to the percent composition ( C: 34.3%, H: 4.76%, O: 61.0%). Identify your acid as one of the four above by comparing your empirical formula to the molecular formulas given. The four possibilities are: citric acid, a triprotic acid with the formula C6H10O8 or tartaric acid, a diprotic acid with the formula C4H6O6 or ascorbic acid, a monoprotic acid with the formula C6H8O7 fumaric acid, a diprotic acid with the formula C4H4O4
Determine the empirical formula of your acid according to the percent composition ( C: 34.3%, H: 4.76%, O: 61.0%). Identify your acid as one of the four above by comparing your empirical formula to the molecular formulas given. The four possibilities are: citric acid, a triprotic acid with the formula C6H10O8 or tartaric acid, a diprotic acid with the formula C4H6O6 or ascorbic acid, a monoprotic acid with the formula C6H8O7 fumaric acid, a diprotic acid with the formula C4H4O4
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Determine the empirical formula of your acid according to the percent composition ( C: 34.3%, H: 4.76%, O: 61.0%). Identify your acid as one of the four above by comparing your empirical formula to the molecular formulas given.
The four possibilities are:
citric acid, a triprotic acid with the formula C6H10O8 or
tartaric acid, a diprotic acid with the formula C4H6O6 or
ascorbic acid, a monoprotic acid with the formula C6H8O7
fumaric acid, a diprotic acid with the formula C4H4O4
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